A new study in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of ... conventional treatment of implementing a percutaneous metal device ...

(European Heart Journal) After transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, patients with nickel hypersensitivity were ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins clarified the “medical appointment” that caused defenseman Kris Letang to miss practice Tuesday, and ...

Heart closure devices are medical tools used to seal abnormal openings in the heart, such as atrial septal defects (ASDs), ventricular septal defects (VSDs), and patent foramen ovale (PFO). These ...

In a second post, she gave some information about how PFO occurs ... and she said her heart tissue would grow back around the closure device. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free ...

According to the team's announcement, the procedure closed a small hole in his heart. The timeline for recovery is four to six weeks. "Letang had successful closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO ...

report a certain amount of improvement after PFO closure. Indeed, the same factors influencing the risk of paradoxical embolism are likely to have a role in the pathogenesis of migraine and ...